Review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis in animals
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 1-16, 2003.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-117987
ABSTRACT
Neospora caninum is a coccidian parasite of animals. It is a major pathogen for cattle and dogs and it occasionally causes clinical infections in horses, goats, sheep, and deer. Domestic dogs are the only known definitive hosts for N. caninum. It is one of the most efficiently transmitted parasite of cattle and up to 90% of cattle in some herds are infected. Transplacental transmission is considered the major route of transmission of N. caninum in cattle. Neospora caninum is a major cause of abortion in cattle in many countries. To elicit protective immunity against abortion in cows that already harbor a latent infection is a major problem. This paper reviews information on biology, diagnosis, epidemiology and control of neosporosis in animals.
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Main subject:
Buffaloes
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Goats
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Sheep
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Prevalence
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Coccidiosis
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Neospora
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Disease Models, Animal
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Horses
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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